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Biggest Buddha rises above Phuket - Stuff.co.nz


Biggest Buddha rises above PhuketStuff.co.nz, New Zealand - 31 minutes agoA bone fragment from the body of Buddha (563BC-483BC), one of many such relics in Buddhist shrines around Asia, has been promised by the church for ... ...>

Biggest Buddha rises above Phuket - Stuff.co.nz


Biggest Buddha rises above PhuketStuff.co.nz, New Zealand - 13 hours agoA bone fragment from the body of Buddha (563BC-483BC), one of many such relics in Buddhist shrines around Asia, has been promised by the church for ... ...>

At pinkish dawn Luang Prabang prepares alms - Stuff.co.nz


Stuff.co.nzAt pinkish dawn Luang Prabang prepares almsStuff.co.nz, New Zealand - 31 minutes agoThe daily giving of alms to the local Buddhist monks - the collection of food from the faithful (and a growing number of tourists) - is an event which ...Mad dogs and bowling in Luang Prabang Stu ...>

At pinkish dawn Luang Prabang prepares alms - Stuff.co.nz


Stuff.co.nzAt pinkish dawn Luang Prabang prepares almsStuff.co.nz, New Zealand - 2 hours agoThe daily giving of alms to the local Buddhist monks - the collection of food from the faithful (and a growing number of tourists) - is an event which ...Mad dogs and bowling in Luang Prabang Stuff. ...>

Priest accused of chopping Bodhi tree forced to resign - Sify


Priest accused of chopping Bodhi tree forced to resignSify, India - 1 hour agoPatna: Authorities have forced the top priest of Bodh Gaya Buddhist temple to resign and suspended a top official after they were found involved in chopping ...The road to Bodh Gaya Economic TimesSeven children ...>

Save Christmas!


Just in case you had not read about this yet... Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) presented a resolution on the House floor that got accepted... the resolution? Heavy stuff about Iraq? Condemnation of Iran? Challenge to Health Care plan for kids? Hell no! It was a resolution to save Christmas! Here's the te ...>

Attacks on Religion…


I got tired of selecting two categories, "Politics" and "Religion" for these posts about candidates, so I'm inaugurating a new category: "Theo-Politics." That's where we are anyway, although I've often thought that a theo-politics can be deployed without the cheesy political piety we see in so many ...>

Burmese Monks in Japan Start National Tour to Express Solidarity - The Irrawaddy News Magazine


Burmese Monks in Japan Start National Tour to Express SolidarityThe Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand - 1 hour agoBy Neil Lawrence/Kyoto With Burma's brutal suppression of Buddhist monks and other protesters in September fading from the world's spotlight, members of the ... ...>

Burmese Monks in Japan Start National Tour to Express Solidarity - The Irrawaddy News Magazine


Burmese Monks in Japan Start National Tour to Express SolidarityThe Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand - 3 hours agoBy Neil Lawrence/Kyoto With Burma's brutal suppression of Buddhist monks and other protesters in September fading from the world's spotlight, members of the ...Activis ...>

National Buddhist Congress opens - Mathaba.Net


National Buddhist Congress opensMathaba.Net, UK - 1 hour agoThe sixth National Buddhist Congress convened in Ha Noi on December 13, seeing the attendance of 1400 dignitaries, monks and nuns and followers inside and ... ...>